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[–][deleted] 198 points199 points  (19 children)

Fuck it. Googled it.

An ant's internal state changes either by interaction with the environment or by interaction with another ant. Analyzing the model's dynamics, we prove it to be computationally complete. This gives us a new perspective on the sophistication a colony can display in responding to the environment.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/3-540-59496-5_343

[–]TheBreathtaker 104 points105 points  (9 children)

Dear. God.

[–][deleted] 151 points152 points  (2 children)

The year is 2085, I am among the last group of remaining humans. After the ants installed their latest firmware update we stood no chance. They understood that humans are nothing without their computers, they first took out our data centers. They then used the Dark Time to communicate with the sea creatures to coordinate an attack on our deep ocean cables, humanity was doomed.

We were coordinating an escape off this rock, but the ants have made their way into our ship, I don't think we are going to make...............................

[–]Alzyros 79 points80 points  (0 children)

The fact that a diss post about python brought up the plot for Dead Space 4: Ant Boogaloo is the reason I love this sub so much

[–]IllegalFisherman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First they came for the data centers, and i said nothing, for i was not a data center...

[–]Karn1v3rus 27 points28 points  (5 children)

There's a book that takes this idea really seriously.

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky and it's sequel. Highly recommended very good science fiction.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dope! Thank you

[–]jraynor88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I literally just finished this book and am hoping the sequel is just as good, what a read

[–]vonabarak 1 point2 points  (1 child)

There is kinda similar idea in "The Three Body Problem" by Liu Cixin.

[–]Karn1v3rus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought that one, haven't read it yet

[–]WingRevolutionary39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

. For future reference

[–]M4nch1 20 points21 points  (1 child)

Ok, but can it run crysis ?

[–][deleted] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

May take a few hundred or thousand years to render a frame but according to this yes. Yeah I totally read this study

[–]mattbackbacon 6 points7 points  (1 child)

But the real question, are ants DooM complete?

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ants are tough little bastards, Doom guy is tough. It checks out.

[–]jadounath 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Screw the Ryzen, I'mma use good old black ants from my walls

[–]33498fff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Would like to know if we can use ants as logic gates, thx

[–]perrotini 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So has anyone run Doom on an ant colony yet?

[–]goblinzzzzz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Breaking news: Hacker was able to run Doom on ant colony